Freda E Balliet

Funeral Services for Freda E. Balliet will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Oxford, Nebraska with Pastor Paul Sowden officiating. Burial will be held in the Oxford Cemetery.

Freda E. Balliet, 96 years of age, of Central City, Nebraska (formerly of Oxford, Nebraska) passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at Central City Care Center in Central City. She was born on August 27, 1915 at Oxford, the fourth of five children born to Thomas Ollie and Elsie Elizabeth (Hollinger) Norman. She attended school in Oxford. After graduation in 1933, she was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.

On July 16, 1940, she married Dr. J. Asa Balliet and they were blessed with a son, Norman Asa. She worked with her husband in his dental office until his death in July of 1975. After his death she continued working as dental receptionist for Dr. Richard Whitman in Oxford.

Freda became a member of the First Baptist Church at age eleven and served faithfully in most areas of the church during her lifetime. Freda was interested in civic affairs and was always a willing volunteer wherever needed, having chaired the Blood Mobile and both Hospital and Walker Post Auxiliaries. She was a past member of Daughters of the Nile, Order of the Eastern Star, and Rebekah Lodge. She was an avid sports fan, her favorite being basketball unless, Nebraska was playing football. She liked playing cards, especially bridge and pinochle, crocheting and being with family and friends. She liked flowers and had many African Violets in her home. Roses were her pride and joy outside, as were other flowers of her choice.

Besides her parents and husband, Asa, she was preceded in death by; two sisters: Vivian Pettygrove, Twila Robinson; two brothers: Harold "Mick" Norman, Roland "Stub" Norman; a sister-in-law, Claire Balliet; nieces: Janet Williams, Betty Norman; and a nephew, Richard Pettygrove.

Surviving Freda is her son, Norm Balliet and his wife, Linda of Central City; one grandson, Geoffrey Balliet and his wife, Karin of Lincoln, Nebraska; one granddaughter, Jehan Balliet of Lincoln, Nebraska; three nieces: Joan Billings and her husband, Preston of Richland, Washington, Kay Hogge of San Clemente, California, Judy Harvey of Missoula, Montana; a nephew, Tom Norman of Glen Rose, Texas; and other relatives and many friends.

A memorial has been established in her memory and kindly suggested to the First Baptist Church in Oxford.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 16, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Wagner Funeral Home in Central City and prior to the services at the church.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Mitchell-Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Oxford is in charge of the arrangements.